November 14, 2012

China to dial up overseas uranium development

Focus placed on Australia, Africa and Central Asia

November 13, 2012

Lanco Infratech aims to quadruple Australian coal mine output

NEW DELHI: Lanco Infratech plans to quadruple annual coal production to 16 million tonnes by 2015 from its Griffin mines in Australia.

November 13, 2012

Excess coal stocks, wind caused pollution-Kepco

An excess stockpile of coal and strong winds resulted in thick, black coal specks being blown to houses near the coal yard of Kepco-SPC Power Corp. in Naga City.

November 13, 2012

Nautilus cancels underwater equipment construction on flagship Solwara project

No longer willing to foot the Papua New Guinea government's bill, Nautilus says it will terminate contracts with equipment suppliers.

November 13, 2012

SouthGobi reports loss as Mongolia mine stays closed

Vancouver-based SouthGobi has posted a quarterly loss and warned operations at its Ovoot Tolgoi coal mine will likely remain suspended in the fourth quarter.

November 13, 2012

South Africa’s Rand Refinery builds gold analysis facility in Singapore

South Africa's Rand Refinery set up a trading office in Singapore 18 months ago and the so-called assaying and sampling facility will be finished by year-end.

November 13, 2012

South Africa’s Rand builds gold analysis facility in Singapore

South Africa's Rand Refinery set up a trading office in Singapore 18 months ago and the so-called assaying and sampling facility will be finished by year-end.

November 12, 2012

Over 300 kg of gold sold as festive season kicks off in India

Despite gold prices being at the highest in the last three weeks, India’s sales in just one city totalled 300 kg on Sunday, as the country’s festive season of Diwali…

November 12, 2012

Rio Tinto’s massive diamond deposit in India brightens up the miner’s future

Just when major miners thought it was better to ditch their diamond divisions, giant Rio Tinto (LON, ASX, NYSE: RIO) says it is looking at the business with renewed enthusiasm,…

November 12, 2012

Fatal earthquake collapses gold mine in northern Myanmar

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit northern Myanmar on Sunday, collapsing a gold mine, a bridge, damaging several old Buddhist pagodas and leaving as many as 12 people feared dead.